Port Numbers Used in an OBIEE 11g Installation and Configuration

The goal of this post is to provide information regarding the ports used in an OBIEE installation and configuration; which include:

• Default ports;
• How to review the configuration files to list currently configured ports;
• How to determine active ports on Windows and Unix\Linux;
• Table that can be used as a reference; and
• Documentation references.

Ports are used in a typical installation and configuration. You can use the default ports or set up custom ports to use whatever you want in your specific environment.

Below is some general information related to OBIEE Ports:

Default Ports:

According to the graphic below, please note that the port numbers shown are the default port numbers for a simple installation with one component of each component type on a single machine.

How to review the configuration files to list currently configured ports?

$OH/install/ports.properties:  This file will contain the list of OBIEE system component ports assigned at the time of installation; however, these ports may have been changed after installation.

The following configuration files will list your currently configured ports:

• Weblogic Administration and Managed server, node manager: [middleware_home]/user_projects/domains/bifoundation_domain/config/config.xml
• OPMN: [middleware_home]/instances/instance1/config/OPMN/opmn/opmn.xml
• OBIEE System Components: [middleware_home]/user_projects/domains/bifoundation_domain/config/fmwconfig/biee-domain.xml

How to determine Active Ports?

• Unix/Linux: 
  
  You can use the following command line:
  
  netstat -tulpn 
  or
  netstat --tcp --udp --listening --programs -n
  
  This will list tcp/udp protocols that are listening as  well as the process id and program.
  
  You may also use other filters as you desire, please see the netstat manual pages for details.
  
  Some additional examples:
  
  netstat -tuapn | grep <port>
  netstat -tuapn | grep 'nqs*'
  netstat -tuapn | grep 'sawserver'
  netstat -tuapn | grep 'java'  
  note for java, you may need to further refine by using ps -ef | grep <PID> to see what is running in java (i.e. weblogic adminserver, weblogic managed server, javahost)
  
  
  
• Windows:
  
  You can use the following command line:
  
  nestat -bo
  
  or
  
  use Task Manager (for task manager it is helpful to click on the processes tab, then view > select columns and chose: 'command line' -- this allows you to see the executable as well as the Process ID)
  
  For example:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Port Number Reference Table

In addition, the table below also provides general information on port numbers; however; please use it as a reference and do not take the list below as the FULL list. 

Port Number:	In/Out	Target:
7	I/O	Necessary for TCP communications during scale-out
80 (or 443)	I	Standard HTTP Server (encrypted) access
389 (or 636)	I	LDAP (SSL)
1521	I/O	Oracle Database default OCI/TNS port
9556	I/O	Node Manager
7777	I/O	Oracle HTTP Server defaul port ( if used)
7001	I/O	Weblogic AdminServer default port
6021	I	Access Server
6022	I	Identity Server
6701	O	OPMN TCP port
7779	I	OPMN HTTP port
9700	I/O	Cluster Controller Monitor
9701	I/O	OBIEE Server Monitor Client (only used when clustered)
9703	I/O	OBIEE Server
9704	I	Web server host port
9705	I	Scheduler
9706	I/O	Cluster Controller Client
9707	I	Scheduler Script Engine (if used)
9708	I/O	Scheduler Cluster Monitor port
9710	I/O	Presentation Server
9810	I	(Presentation Server) Java Host
9991	I/O	JOC for OWSM
1521	I/O	Database access via SQL*Net

Documentation References:

• http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E23943_01/doc.1111/e15722/net.htm#CIAHIHBE
• http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E28280_01/core.1111/e10106/bi.htm#CHDHFBEA